Blackburn Rovers continued their unbeaten start to the Championship season with a 3-0 win over Bristol City.

Lewis Travis' opener and a brace from Yuki Ohashi ensured a third successive home win for John Eustace to start the campaign. It is the first time Rovers have managed that in the league since 2012/13.

They were given a leg up on their way after a terrible error from Bristol City goalkeeper Max O'Leary. He passed the ball straight to Travis, who finished calmly to put Rovers ahead.

Rovers then doubled their lead with a similarly clinical break. Tyrhys Dolan led the counter-attack and played through Ohashi, who showed no mercy with a fantastic finish into the corner.

Bristol City, who offered very little until they were two behind, then pushed for a route back into the contest. They should've halved the deficit when Scott Twine's shot was well saved by Aynsley Pears but fell back to home, with the goal at his mercy. Hayden Carter's heroic block kept the ball out.

It would prove critical as, a few minutes later, Rovers put the game to bed in emphatic style. Another quick counter, with Ohashi cutting inside and curling the ball into the top corner on his 'weaker' left foot.

Rovers now have 11 points from their first five league matches and haven't managed to stay unbeaten at the start of a campaign for this long since 2018/19, under Tony Mowbray.

Eustace sprung a few surprises with three changes, including full league debuts for Danny Batth and Lewis Baker. That meant an enforced reshuffle, with Carter filling at right-back with Callum Brittain unavailable.

Rovers were hoping to make it five games unbeaten to start the season for the first time since 2018/19 and got off to the perfect start.

They'd already looked bright in the opening stages before a gift from O'Leary gave them the lead. His loose pass into midfield was seized upon by Travis and he took his time to cooly slot past the goalkeeper.

That was the best opportunity in what was an otherwise tight first half. Bristol City created very little with Rovers' defence not missing a beat at the back.

Rovers could've had a second just before half-time after neat combination play between Ryan Hedges and Carter saw the latter cross for Yuki Ohashi. His shot was closed and as the ball bobbled around, a free-kick was given as they tried to scramble it in.

The major point of contention was that the Robins went in at the break with 11 men. Luke McNally, already on a yellow, was fortunate not to receive a second for a late challenge on Dolan. One might argue he would've been cautioned had he not already have been in the notebook.

Bristol City had offered very little offensively and the ironic cheers from their supporters every time the ball was passed back to their goalkeeper told the story.

They weren't in the mood for laughing when they found themselves 2-0 down 10 minutes after the break. Rovers again won the ball high and with an overload, Dolan fed the ball to Ohashi and he emphatically finished to make it two.

Having offered very little in an attacking sense, Bristol City started to push for a route back into the game. It took them until the 66th minute to muster anything but they should have reduced the deficit.

Pears did well to deny Twine's first strike but the ball broke back to him and as he looked destined to score, Carter managed to block the shot wide for a corner.

Despite the away side really piling on the pressure, Rovers put the game to bed with 20 minutes left to play and what a goal it was.

Rovers broke from a dangerous attack and Ohashi faced up McNally, cut inside on his left foot and smashed the ball into the top corner. If the first goal was a gift, this was anything but.

It was enough clinical and dominant display from Rovers. They gave up very little defensively and took their chances when they came. Ewood Park feels like it's becoming a bit of a fortress again.